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  1. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

    carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a pt who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury 6 years ago via electrocution. He is comatose for all practical purposes. He can't communicate. Sometimes he smiles, laughs, etc, but I'm...

  2. Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    He yells in light, dark, quiet, noise, dirty, clean, back, either side, chair, bed, in the hoyer, in the shower, etc. Always yells. No rhyme or obvious reason that I can see. There's another nurse...

  3. First year in nursing really that hard???

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to R.NICU's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nursing is hard. it's emotional, stressful, crazy! i work in ltc and the full weight of 35 lives rests on my shoulders. i've had my license since jan 27, 09 but i've been working as a charge nurse...

  4. First Code..

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay guys... I just got back from the hospital. I was visiting the woman that coded!!!!!!!!!!! She's alive and talking!!! A little confused and totally exhausted, but ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! The family was...

  5. Quick! What's the number to 9-1-1?

    carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    last shift i worked, a resident's family member came up to the nurse's station and let me know that a resident in the assisted dining area was "shaking and acting weird." okay -- the resident in...

  6. New Job Rant..

    carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm working in LTC atm. And ugh! I HATE it!! It's not that I hate LTC, but I hate the DON and some of my co-workers. The DON is so hateful. She has so many opinions of me and my work and she's gone...

  7. New Job Rant..

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have an interview next Tuesday with Home Health Care. And there's another place just waiting for paperwork and then I can

  8. Took NCLEX yesterday.

    carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello everyone! I took my NCLEX yesterday.. Phew. That was a ***** of a test. I had about 30% peds/OB (the one area I did NOT want), probably the same amount of priority questions, a handful of SATA...

  9. New LPN vs. Older CNA's

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you for your input, Cari. I totally

  10. New LPN vs. Older CNA's

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you both for your replies. And I agree with both of you. A lot of aides complain that nurses are rude and unfair with them, but maybe this is why... Maybe the rude and unfair nurses were snubbed...

  11. New LPN vs. Older CNA's

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you both for your replies. And I agree with both of you. A lot of aides complain that nurses are rude and unfair with them, but maybe this is why... Maybe the rude and unfair nurses were snubbed...

  12. New LPN vs. Older CNA's

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thank you, Angel. :) I will try to tough out the negative and remain positive with my CNA's/CMT's. The hatefulness wants me to buckle down and be a total ice ***** though.. If you know what I

  13. Getting ready to take my boards

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to mestisachic36's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good

  14. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you, Jadu!

  15. BM vs. Seizure?

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    She did have a fecal impaction! Although this resident is on miralax QD, Senna tab BID, and Colace BID. The daughter wants to remove all stool softeners/ laxatives.

  16. BM vs. Seizure?

    carbaminohemoglobin posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    last shift i worked, a resident's family member came up to the nurse's station and let me know that a resident in the assisted dining area was "shaking and acting weird." okay -- the resident in...

  17. BM vs. Seizure?

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Haha! I know what you

  18. Took NCLEX yesterday.

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I PASSED! Woot! I got a job as a GN straight out of school and was instructed to call work as soon as I found out... My DON asked if I wanted to celebrate passing by coming in to work early.....

  19. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oops! You are right. I didn't even notice that when I re-read it. Lol. Ty

  20. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh oh! And people with Celiac disease can't drink beer, but can have Rice

  21. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Basics that are easy to forget! - Can't take Lasix if allergic to Sulfa drugs. - Don't rub injection site after injecting an anticoagulant. - Clear before cloudy to prevent insulin contamination. -...

  22. Ten reason to date a nurse:)

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to lovehospital's topic in Nursing Humor

    That little angels dancing graphic is kinda creeping me

  23. What field of Nursing as a RN is the "BEST BANG" for the Tuition Buck!?

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Lol. I

  24. What field of Nursing as a RN is the "BEST BANG" for the Tuition Buck!?

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to Future-Male-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually it wouldn't take that long depending on what degree you're getting for your RN. To get CRNA: BSN, 1 year ICU experience, 2-3 years Specialty.. Voila! So, I would estimate 6 years.. That's if...

  25. The Smell of Death!?

    carbaminohemoglobin replied to carbaminohemoglobin's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for replying. I WAS panicked! At first I believed it was all in my head, but when my boyfriend brought it up it scared me. I felt in someway that the death was rubbing off on me and I...